Improving the well-being of elderly patients via community pharmacy-based provision of pharmaceutical care: a multicentre study in seven European countries.

摘要: Objective: This study aimed to measure the outcomes of a harmonised, structured pharmaceutical care programme provided elderly patients: (greater than or equal 65 years age) by community pharmacists in multicentre international performed 7 European countries. Design and setting: The was randomised, controlled. longitudinal, clinical trial with repeated measures over an Is-month period. A total 104 intervention 86 control pharmacy sites participated research 1290 patients 1164 were recruited into study. Main outcome results: general decline health-related quality lift: time observed pooled data; however, significant improvements achieved involved some Intervention reported better their medical conditions as result cost savings associated provision most new service well accepted patient satisfaction services improved during providing had positive opinion on approach, did majority practitioners surveyed. effects appear have been via social psychosocial aspects intervention, such increased support pharmacists, rather biomedical mechanisms. Conclusions: is first large-scale, investigate patients. Future methodology implementation will be informed experience gained from this challenging trial.